Bacon, Fat and Deer Meat on the BBQ Tonight
DittoDan
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Fired up my InfraRed BBQ grill tonight. Bacon, Beef Fat, fresh Deer meat (back strap) on the menu.
Had a two lbs pack of bacon that needed cooking. I started grilling bacon a month ago, and I can't seem to cook it any other way, now I'm spoiled, its grilled or nothing. One thing about this grill, that you may not know, is if fat drops down through the grates, IT WILL NOT catch of fire and ruin your meat. The have an intermediate screen that will not let the flames come through the screen. This is essential for cooking high fat items like bacon or chicken thighs with skin on them.
So I loaded up the grill with the first pound. After a few minutes, the lovely fat smoke was billowing out and when I opened the lid, there was so much smoke, I was afraid someone was going to call the fire department and report that my house was on fire!!! LOL! AND the smoke was so thick, I couldn't see the bacon to pick it up and turn it over. I was flying through a cloud... fortunately, we had a small wind and I turned the grilled 45 degrees to the wind, and I could just barely see them to turn them over.
Here it is on my plate:
The bacon tasted so good, it should be illegal! I promptly ate 8 strips. I wanted to eat more, but I wanted to eat some of the other meats.
Next, the beef fat. I recently posted on my MFP wall, that I found a butcher (the fourth try) that would cut some fat trimming from some beef. Good fat, not gristle. I explained to him our crazy Keto diet, and he looked at me real funny like. He brought out 2 lbs of large long chunks of fat in a plastic bag and gave it to me for FREE!
So, last night, I cut the fat into chunks of 1" x 1" x 1" cubes and other chunky shapes more or less. I took my favorite BBQ pepper rub and some Cajun rub and liberally coated the chunks of fat in a large bowl. I sprinkled some zero carb Worcestershire sauce on it too and put in fridge for 24 hrs.
After the bacon, I loaded up the grill with the fat, put it on low flame, and in a few minutes, it was billowing just like the Bacon. WOW! did it smell good! I let it cook for a few minutes, then went to turn them over, no way, couldn't see the fat for the smoke! So I just took the tongs and stirred up the whole mess and hoped for the best.
Got them out, and weighed them. I wanted to know how much I lost from the drippings. I started with 2 lbs 1 oz., after grilling, had about 1.5 lbs. So lost about a 25%, not too bad.
The taste.... Again, it was AMAZING! Think when you would be at your favorite steak house on a special occasion where you and your friends were all eating Prime Rib, or New York strip or fatty Rib-Eyes. And while you were eating every luscious piece of fat on your prime rib, you would glance over and see your friend cut the fat of his/her steak and just piling it up on their plate...you wanted to just ASK them to give it to you, but you were too polite to do so...(unless your rude and crude like me and you really do ask them to give it to you (LOL!)
That is what the fat taste like! The trimming off of Prime Rib, but I got it for FREE!!!! Laughing all the way to the bank!!! It kinda taste about as good as having an orgasm....!!!
Next, fresh deer meat. My neighbor shot this with a bow and arrow on my property a week ago. He gave me a 7 oz piece of back strap, (the tender cut). I grill it for about 3 minutes a side. I brought it in:
I haven't eaten deer meat in so long, that I didn't remember what it taste like. This was very good! Didn't have any fat on it. But hey, I had a bunch of it there, still warm. I cut a little piece of the beef fat and ate together with the deer meat, now we're talking...wonderful!!!
That's my report for the night.... Hope you have a good rest of your weekend...!
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting /
E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
Current weight: 194.9, 119 pounds down, 16 to go. 13.75 months on diet
It's Ketogenic or Bariatric Surgery! How I Found the Ketogenic Diet
Previous Discussions on the LCD & Keto Groups
Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology Used on the LCD & Keto
Well Meaning Advice Given to You ~ That is Just Plain Wrong!
Had a two lbs pack of bacon that needed cooking. I started grilling bacon a month ago, and I can't seem to cook it any other way, now I'm spoiled, its grilled or nothing. One thing about this grill, that you may not know, is if fat drops down through the grates, IT WILL NOT catch of fire and ruin your meat. The have an intermediate screen that will not let the flames come through the screen. This is essential for cooking high fat items like bacon or chicken thighs with skin on them.
So I loaded up the grill with the first pound. After a few minutes, the lovely fat smoke was billowing out and when I opened the lid, there was so much smoke, I was afraid someone was going to call the fire department and report that my house was on fire!!! LOL! AND the smoke was so thick, I couldn't see the bacon to pick it up and turn it over. I was flying through a cloud... fortunately, we had a small wind and I turned the grilled 45 degrees to the wind, and I could just barely see them to turn them over.
Here it is on my plate:
The bacon tasted so good, it should be illegal! I promptly ate 8 strips. I wanted to eat more, but I wanted to eat some of the other meats.
Next, the beef fat. I recently posted on my MFP wall, that I found a butcher (the fourth try) that would cut some fat trimming from some beef. Good fat, not gristle. I explained to him our crazy Keto diet, and he looked at me real funny like. He brought out 2 lbs of large long chunks of fat in a plastic bag and gave it to me for FREE!
So, last night, I cut the fat into chunks of 1" x 1" x 1" cubes and other chunky shapes more or less. I took my favorite BBQ pepper rub and some Cajun rub and liberally coated the chunks of fat in a large bowl. I sprinkled some zero carb Worcestershire sauce on it too and put in fridge for 24 hrs.
After the bacon, I loaded up the grill with the fat, put it on low flame, and in a few minutes, it was billowing just like the Bacon. WOW! did it smell good! I let it cook for a few minutes, then went to turn them over, no way, couldn't see the fat for the smoke! So I just took the tongs and stirred up the whole mess and hoped for the best.
Got them out, and weighed them. I wanted to know how much I lost from the drippings. I started with 2 lbs 1 oz., after grilling, had about 1.5 lbs. So lost about a 25%, not too bad.
The taste.... Again, it was AMAZING! Think when you would be at your favorite steak house on a special occasion where you and your friends were all eating Prime Rib, or New York strip or fatty Rib-Eyes. And while you were eating every luscious piece of fat on your prime rib, you would glance over and see your friend cut the fat of his/her steak and just piling it up on their plate...you wanted to just ASK them to give it to you, but you were too polite to do so...(unless your rude and crude like me and you really do ask them to give it to you (LOL!)
That is what the fat taste like! The trimming off of Prime Rib, but I got it for FREE!!!! Laughing all the way to the bank!!! It kinda taste about as good as having an orgasm....!!!
Next, fresh deer meat. My neighbor shot this with a bow and arrow on my property a week ago. He gave me a 7 oz piece of back strap, (the tender cut). I grill it for about 3 minutes a side. I brought it in:
I haven't eaten deer meat in so long, that I didn't remember what it taste like. This was very good! Didn't have any fat on it. But hey, I had a bunch of it there, still warm. I cut a little piece of the beef fat and ate together with the deer meat, now we're talking...wonderful!!!
That's my report for the night.... Hope you have a good rest of your weekend...!
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting /
E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
Current weight: 194.9, 119 pounds down, 16 to go. 13.75 months on diet
It's Ketogenic or Bariatric Surgery! How I Found the Ketogenic Diet
Previous Discussions on the LCD & Keto Groups
Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology Used on the LCD & Keto
Well Meaning Advice Given to You ~ That is Just Plain Wrong!
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Looks amazing Dan!0
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I am constantly saddened and angered that we literally have NO butchers in the area.
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That looks great Dan ! I had so much personal enjoyment from the black bear roasts I made last week and they were so yummy. It adds to my enjoyment of my meal, to be able to source food this way, and make it myself and own my WOE in such a personal way. I'm so glad you were able to get your chunks of fat and the deer as well !0
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Looks yummylicious!0
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How do you season/ marinated your deer??0
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ettaterrell wrote: »How do you season/ marinated your deer??
Since I haven't eaten it in a long time, I chose to just use Lawry's season salt and pepper, generous amounts of both. Then I grilled it.
Dan the Man from Michigan
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ettaterrell wrote: »How do you season/ marinated your deer??
My family butchers their own deer. All the meat gets washed in a vinegar-water bath, which it all sits in it for 30-60 minutes while the rest of the batch of meat is cut up. For the smaller cuts, at least, this seems plenty, but still leaves it a little chewy (which we like, especially for the tenderloin medallions). Then, we just fry them up with a little salt and pepper.
One thing I've found is that virgin coconut oil complements red meat in general, and venison specifically, really well, so cooking it in a skillet greased with coconut oil adds some more flavor to it.
More generally, for larger cuts of other meats, I like just a vinegar (white or ACV) and oil marinade, since it doesn't change the flavor of the meat too much. I like meat for meat's sake, especially venison, so I don't like the marinades that drastically change the flavor.0 -
And you didn't invite us
Looks delicious!!!0
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